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1957 film festival in West Berlin, Germany

The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.[1]

The Golden Bear was awarded to 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet.[2] The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year.[1]

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]

  • Jay Carmody, American theatre critic – Jury President
  • Jean de Baroncelli, French writer and film critic
  • John Sutro, British producer
  • Dalpathal Kothari, Indian
  • Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, Italian historian and film critic
  • Bunzaburo Hayashi, Japanese producer (Japan)
  • Miguel Alemán Jr., Mexican producer
  • Thorsten Eklann, Swedish journalist
  • José María Escudero, Spanish director of photography
  • Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, historian and film critic
  • Ernst Schröder, West-German actor

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  • Adolf Hübl, Austrian founder of the Bundesstaatliche Hauptstelle für Lichtbild und Bildungsfilm – Jury President
  • Paul Heimann, West-German pedagogue
  • Paul Louyet, Belgium producer
  • Norman McLaren, Canadian director and producer
  • Karl Naef, Swiss
  • Yrjö Rannikko, Finish producer
  • Ahmed Sefrioui, Moroccan

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]

Documentary and Short Film Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Country
Big Bill Blues Jean Delire Belgium
Gente lontana Lionetto Fabbri Italy
The Good Earth Đất Lành Ramon A. Estella South Vietnam
Happiness Felicidad Alfonso Corona Blake Mexico
The Horse Boy 暴れん坊街道 Tomu Uchida Japan
La revolución mexicana en sus murales Luis Spota Mexico
The Last Paradise L’ultimo paradiso Folco Quilici Italy
Plitvicka jezera Dragoslav Holub Yugoslavia
Ruf der Götter Dietrich Wawrzyn West Germany
Secrets of Life James Algar United States
Tausend kleine Zeichen Herbert Seggelke West Germany
Sidney Lumet, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

Documentary and Short Film Competition

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